The last two posts mentioned a Union ship I'd never heard of before, so you know what that means. Wikipedia, here I come.
From Wikipedia.
USS GEORGE MANGHAM
The George Mangham was a wooden schooner built in 1854 and acquired by the Union Navy at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 21 September 1861 and commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard 11 January 1862. Acting Master John Collins, Jr., was commander. It was a mortar boat.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
110 feet length
28 foot beamSpeed: 10 knots
Armament:
One 13-inch mortar
two 32-pounder guns
Continued September 10.
--Old B-Runner
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